Dishes Quote by Paula Deen

There are things I like about fancy Southern food and there are things I really love from just down-home Southern cooking. So mixing those…

— Ricky Stenhouse Jr

If you like good ol' fashion Southern soul food then, yes, I am a good cook! My specialty is chicken dumplings and poke salad.

— Dolly Parton

I can still enjoy the foods I like I just eat much smaller portions now. And of course Ive had to give up that…

— Della Reese

I fell in love with food because of my mother. So, I will definitely be sharing and expanding more recipes from my culture (as…

— Wolfgang Puck

My wife is a terrific Southern cook. My favorite of all the great things she cooks is 'trash potatoes.' That's mashed potatoes with sour…

— Mike Vogel

Americans are experiencing a general hunger for authentic regional cuisine, of which Southern food represents one of the best and oldest examples.

— Marcie Cohen Ferris

I love cooking. It's one of my favorite things to do. To share my parents' recipes that I grew up with is just something…

— Lance Bass

Even though I'm big on recipes, I love to make up my own dishes and when you take a risk in the kitchen, you…

— Nina Dobrev

Since I'm from the South, anything that's home cooked, I'm down for.

— Ben Wallace

No self-respecting Southerner will eat something baked, broiled, grilled, stewed, poached, sauteed, or flambeed when it can be deep fried.

— Sandra Brown

I am actually a very good cook (if I may say so myself). I just don't know that many recipes.

— Kyle Richards

When I'm asked to define "Southern food," I usually turn that question back to my audience and ask them what they think. I hear…

— Marcie Cohen Ferris